For Whom the Bell Tolls is a classic American Literature. Ernest Hemingway with his unique style of writing made it really special. For the audio version, it is the incredible voice of Campbell Scott that takes this classic novel to an altogether newer level.
Ernest Hemingway is a name that you can trust within the quality writers’ fraternity. The Old Man and the Sea and The Sun Also Rises are promising novels from the author and would definitely make a good listen in their respective audio formats.
It all started with a journey of Ernest Hemingway that he undertook in 1937. He went to Spain on behalf of the Northern American Newspaper Alliance in order to cover the civil war there. Three years later, he came up with a greatest novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls.
The story in this novel is about Robert Jordan. He is a fine young American. He is part of the International brigades deployed to the mountains of Spain in an antifascist guerilla unit. The story has varying emotions including loyalty, love, courage and defeat. There is also a tragic death of an ideal. In the portrayal of the love story of Jordan with the gorgeous Maria, Ernest literally produced a sensational account that will move everyone going through it. The emotions of people during war time are beautifully captured and that’s what makes it quite touching for the audience.
The store builds up gradually and the listeners in the audio version will be able to feel the soul of it. The entire novel is excellent in its power, intensely emotional and broader in its scope. The novel until today stands as one of the best among the many war novels published so far.
